Chapter 1382 - 1378

The little servant arrived much faster than Xuan Chu had expected. He still had that lazy, sloppy air about him, looking every bit like someone with a Relationship.

He headed in Xuan Chu’s direction, and along the way the crowd automatically split apart, opening a path for him.

"Talk?"

Xuan Chu looked at the person in front of him, standing with no proper posture at all, and suddenly had the urge to break this guy’s bones and reset them properly.

But there were really a few too many people here, so even if he wanted to make a move, he could only hold it in.

"Sure!"

The two of them left one after the other, and by the time their figures disappeared from the courtyard—

The conversations around them, which had originally been about business and dealings, instantly turned into all sorts of gossiping.

"That guy’s really unlucky, huh. Just arrived and already got targeted."

"If you want to eat from the City Lord Mansion’s bowl, this is something you just have to endure. Still, the people from the City Lord Mansion are pretty rule-abiding. Once they take benefits, they really do get things done!"

"Exactly. If that guy’s mouth had been a bit sweeter, who knows, maybe a bad thing would’ve turned into a good one."

"Hahahahaha..."

Most of the people couldn’t help but secretly feel glad that they themselves hadn’t been singled out.

Even though no one said anything particularly vicious, if something like this landed on their own heads, just how miserable it would feel—only they themselves knew.

Xuan Chu followed the little servant out of the courtyard, heading toward a more secluded place.

If it had been someone else, being led to some remote spot, they’d probably have scared themselves half to death already.

Xuan Chu’s footsteps came one after another, extremely steady as he walked.

After passing through a long flower corridor, the two arrived at a lakeside that was completely closed to outsiders.

The little servant leading the way in front suddenly stopped in his tracks. The previously unrestrained aura on him vanished all at once.

He instantly appeared especially composed; if Xuan Chu hadn’t been watching him the entire time, he would’ve thought they’d swapped him out for a different person.

The little servant turned around, and his gaze shifted from frivolous to reverent.

Xuan Chu’s eyes moved slightly; he also wanted to see just what kind of trick this person was trying to pull.

The next second, the little servant directly went down on one knee. "Ming Hall Envoy Yun Yi greets you, my lord!"

Xuan Chu: ???

He had considered all sorts of possibilities, but not this scene in front of him.

Even so, Xuan Chu’s expression didn’t change in the slightest, looking every bit like someone whose face would remain calm even if Mount Tai collapsed right before him.

"Rise."

A moment ago they had been complete strangers, yet now it was as if the two of them shared a tacit understanding.

"Your surname is Yun?"

Although the surname Yun was very common, in a place that clearly had a close connection to Yun Ran, having someone with the surname Yun pop out of nowhere would surprise anyone.

Fortunately, the person before him didn’t have the slightest shadow of Yun Ran in him, otherwise Xuan Chu would’ve thought this guy had something to do with Yun Ran.

"Yes, my lord. All Ming Hall Envoys carry the surname Yun. It is the surname of the Hall Master, my lord."

Hearing this answer, Xuan Chu finally had the feeling that the last boot had dropped.

This so-called Ming Hall Envoy definitely had countless ties to Yun Ran; it was very possible that all these people were Yun Ran’s Direct Lineage!

"You know me?"

Even though he had guessed that these people were most likely Yun Ran’s Direct Lineage, Xuan Chu still cautiously chose to ask a few more questions.

Who knew that just as he asked this, the young man called Yun Yi before him suddenly had a startling light burst in his eyes.

That was definitely an emotion rising from the depths of his heart.

"My lord, is your surname Xuan?"

Xuan Chu’s eyes narrowed slightly. Although he didn’t know what exactly had happened after Yun Ran and the others entered the Dream Realm—

It was true that the Gap Space World had undergone huge changes.

The people they had known before, and those relationships, all no longer existed.

Even those few small towns that had been wiped out by non-conventional entities in the Xuanmen Chronicles were now all peaceful little towns.

As far as he knew, he was the only one who retained memories of the two different worlds.

Yet now, this Yun Yi had just bluntly spoken his surname out loud.

Even if the person before him was very likely part of Yun Ran’s Direct Lineage, Xuan Chu still instinctively felt a trace of wariness.

A thousand years had passed; if the person standing in front of him were Yun Ran herself, he would naturally trust her.

As for anyone else, it wasn’t that Xuan Chu was overly suspicious; it was just that time itself could change many, many things.

"Yes, my surname is Xuan. But in the information I submitted before, I never mentioned that my surname is Xuan. How did you know my identity?"

Yun Yi had long known that this Mr. Xuan would definitely have questions.

Before meeting Xuan Chu, he himself had also doubted the existence of this Mr. Xuan.

After all, Xuan Chu’s portrait had been passed down from a thousand years ago. Who would have thought their Hall Master actually had the ability to calculate a person from a thousand years in the future?

Not only did they have his likeness, they even had his surname.

Even though he was a Ming Hall Envoy and knew many internal secrets, the existence of this Mr. Xuan still felt a bit unreal.

This was why, earlier, he’d been so shocked when he first saw Xuan Chu that he even lost his composure.

Fortunately, his "character setting" was already that of a troublemaker, which allowed him to cover it up.

"Mr. Xuan, we know of your existence because back then the Hall Master left behind a portrait of you and also strictly ordered that a thousand years later, you would appear!"

As he said this, clear surprise and joy showed on Yun Yi’s face.

But when Xuan Chu heard this, he only felt his vision go dark.

This was absolutely not something Yun Ran would do; Ginsengfruit couldn’t have done it either, and as for Dragon Spirit, that was even more impossible!

So the most impossible possibility was the only answer left.

Little Paperman!

Xuan Chu couldn’t help raising a hand to his forehead. He had always thought Yun Ran’s Little Paperman were really capable workers, but they’d been spoiled by Yun Ran, making their personalities far too mischievous.

However, since those Little Paperman were all kept under Yun Ran’s watch, they couldn’t stir up too much trouble.

So he had never said a word to criticize the Little Paperman.

"Where is your Hall Master? Can I see them?"

Xuan Chu sounded a bit resigned to fate when he said this.

For the Little Paperman to be this unruly, and even pull off something so shocking, it was most likely because Yun Ran simply wasn’t by its side to rein it in.

But this wasn’t the time to pursue that; he needed to meet the Little Paperman as soon as possible.

Only then could he ask clearly what exactly had happened back then.

Who knew that an awkward look would appear on Yun Yi’s face instead.

"Well, the Hall Master, my lord, hasn’t appeared for many years now. It seems the elder is in seclusion."

Xuan Chu’s expression visibly turned foul.

Yun Yi was also a bit afraid that this great Lord Xuan would get angry and take it out on him, so he hurriedly added, "We can’t find the elder either."